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UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF 1 3/ 1 5 <D that's 87% RETAKE THIS PRACTICE MILESTONE @ 13 questions were answered correctly. 2 gquestions were answered incorrectly. T Q@ Which of the following scenarios would be impermissible for an egoist? Nadine begrudgingly helps a coworker she doesn't like with a ®© 0 project. Nathan volunteers at a youth O center because he enjoys making a difference. Noell has chicken for dinner O because she had steak last night. Norbert steals money from his O parents' rainy day fund, knowing he'll never get caught. 13/15
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 @ Download Practice Milestone PDF 7 GUITHITILUTICTIWS VI LYUIoI1I 13/15 Report an issue with this question - O Which of the following examples contains a disagreement between popular thought and divine command theory? God forbids murder, which is illegal O almost everywhere. God says, "Woe to those who are O rich," so some religious people take vows of poverty. God commands people to honor O their parents, but mine are bad role models. God forbids tattoos, but many o O people think they're kind of cool. CONCEPT — Applying Divine Command Theory Report an issue with this question
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 : & Download Practice Milestone PDF 13/15 There is generally not a firm basis O for morality, which is relative. It obscures humanity's place in the O world and relationship with the whole of creation. It doesn't offer a firm basis for knowing which sacred texts are o O . . authentic and which are not. There is no good reason to follow O God's commands. CONCEPT — Refutations of Divine Command Theory Report an issue with this question 4 Q@ Which of the following statements supports egoism? "Right is right, even if everyone is O wrong." "Greed is good." © O 9
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UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF 13/15 "Nothing in life is free." O g CONCEPT — Support for Egoism Report an issue with this question 5 @ Which of the following represents a difficulty with egoism? All people are egoists at heart; it's O part of being human. Teamwork often produces better (- O results for everyone involved. Egoism does not do enough to O help the agent. Society does well when its Q individuals do well for themselves. CONCEPT — Problems with Egoism Report an issue with this question
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF °© @ Gerard likes to lie in his garden and pretend he's a cabbage. His neighbors think it's kind of weird, but they agree that it's none of their business. What would a conventionalist call Gerard's action? Obligator O g y Neutral O O Impermissible O Supererogator O P g Y CONCEPT — Commitments of Conventionalism Report an issue with this question 7 @ Choose the statement that correctly identifies whether egoism is relativist or objectivist and why. Egoism is relativist because what is o good is relative to an individual's self-interest. 13/15
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF 3\1\/\1 IO 1T CIULIVGOG LW LTHTGWG 1TTIVIIHNTHTO VI 13/15 society. Egoism is objectivist because everyone inherently acts in their own self-interest. Egoism is objectivist because it uses self-interest as a criterion for what is right and wrong,. CONCEPT — Egoism Report an issue with this question & @ It is widely accepted that people should work hard to take care of their children. How might an egoist complete this statement? Working hard to take care of one's children is right because everyone has a responsibility to O raise future generations the greater society places a high O value on nurturing children
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UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF ) - LIIIIIH L\J U it gives one a sense of pleasure ©@ O andsatisfaction CONCEPT — Applying Egoism Report an issue with this question S Sarah makes her famous chicken casserole for her new neighbors who have just moved to America from Asia. When her daughter Lily comes home and sees the casserole almost ready, she remarks, “Mom, didn’t you know? Where our new neighbors come from, they don't eat meat. You shouldn’t have made this!” Sarah replies, “l disagree! They live in America now and need to understand our customs!” According to conventionalism, which of the two - Sarah or Lily - has a better ethical stance? Sarah, because she’s confident O everyone |loves her chicken casserole. Sarah, because ethical values are determined by the local culture, not © O your old one. 13/15
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF U LG THTTITINGNA Uy vviiJail 1o UVPIUPIIULC for the individual. 13/15 Lily, because killing animals © O unnecessarily is wrong. CONCEPT — Applying Conventionalism Report an issue with this question 10 @ Thomas goes to church on Sunday morning because he believes God has commanded him to do it. According to divine command theory, going to church on Sunday is thus supererogator O gatory neutral O impermissible O obligator CONCEPT — Commitments of Divine Command Theory
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF 1 @ Which of the following people would most likely be satisfied with conventionalism? Nellie is looking for an ethical O framework that assigns intrinsic value to every person. Nicole is looking for an ethical O framework that provides clear motivations for being good. Neville is looking for an ethical framework that says there's more O to being good than doing good actions. Norm is looking for an ethical framework that respects unfamiliar © O P systems of ethics. CONCEPT — Support for Conventionalism Report an issue with this question 2 @ Which of the following is an advantage of divine command theory? 13/15
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UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | & Download Practice Milestone PDF o’ Ullllyllly LI MG OoL \oVIIJC\»‘UCII\»CQ. Divine command theory provides © O objective moral truths. Divine command theory allows for O some flexibility in what is right or wrong. Divine command theory gives O commands for all possible actions. CONCEPT — Support for Divine Command Theory Report an issue with this question 3 @ Which of the following statements about divine command theory is true? Divine command theory is also (O called theological pluralism. Divine command theory states that moral truth is communicated but O | not invented by God. 13/15
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 | @ Download Practice Milestone PDF MoeuwvUuUOoLw Vvwiildl 1o guuu IO 1T iIULIVLG LW 13/15 which sacred text is accepted. Divine command theory is not necessarily part of religious © O . practice. CONCEPT — Divine Command Theory Report an issue with this question 14 @ Which of the following observations poses a challenge to the cultural differences argument? It's possible that some cultures are ©@ O justwrong about morality. It's possible that every culture's morality is true for its own O members, but false for others. It's possible that every culture is an O island unto itself. It's possible that there is no O objective moral truth.
UNIT 2 — PRACTICE MILESTONE 2 @ Download Practice Milestone PDF 7 FTIUNICIHTHIIO WILIT LCUILIVETLILIVIIdAIIoII 13/15 Report an issue with this question 15 @ Which of the following statements represents a conventionalist worldview? O "The ends justify the means.” "Be the change you'd like to see in O the world"" "Do unto others as you'd have O them do unto you." "When in Rome, do as the Romans o O do: CONCEPT — Conventionalism Report an issue with this question
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